James Bessette
Roberts named March of Dimes ‘Signature Chef’
KAITLYN ROBERTS, chef, founder and proprietor of Easy Entertaining, was recently selected as the March of Dimes 2018 Signature Chef. Roberts’ love for cooking...
Restful nights?
How much sleep do you get each night?
Six hours: 71.43%
Seven hours: 28.57%
Eight hours: 0%
More than eight hours: 0%
Has a lack of sleep from employees...
Lists: Chambers of Commerce
Total no. of members: 12,654
Re-ranked by oldest Chambers of Commerce:
1. Greater Providence | Year founded: 1868
2. SouthCoast | Year founded: 1885
3. East Providence...
Lists: R.I. Business & Professional Associations
Total association members: 35,058
FOOTNOTES:
1. Previously listed as the Smaller Business Association of New England, which re-branded to the New England Business Association in December...
CVS’ top exec sees another decrease in compensation in ’17
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp.’s President and CEO Larry J. Merlo saw a decrease in his total compensation in 2017, marking the third consecutive...
Legal services provider Epiq to have data products group based in...
PROVIDENCE — The city will soon become home of a data products group for a prominent operation in the legal services industry.
Atlanta-based Epiq Systems Inc.,...
SBA-backed loans in R.I. decline in first half of fiscal 2018
PROVIDENCE — Halfway through the current fiscal year, the U.S. Small Business Administration has guaranteed 7.5 percent less in loans to local businesses, even...
Feeling taxed
When does your company begin preparing its taxes?
January: 75%
February: 25%
March: 0%
April: 0%
Is the time taken for your company to prepare taxes extensive?
Yes: 50%
No: 50%
How...
URI professor Vaccaro named pillar
ANNEMARIE VACCARO, associate professor of human development and family studies at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Health Sciences, recently was named a...
Lists: R.I. Independent Insurance Agencies
Total number of employees (including in just-missed list): 946
Just missed the list:
1. Shove Insurance | No. of employees: 3
2. Bessette Insurance Agency | No....

















